Proverbs 2:21 “For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain i…”

Proverbs 2:21

For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.

World English Bible

For the upright will dwell in the land. The perfect will remain in it.

American Standard Version

For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain in it.

Geneva Bible 1599

For the iust shall dwell in the land, and the vpright men shall remaine in it.

Darby Translation

For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it;

Young's Literal Translation

For the upright do inhabit the earth, And the perfect are left in it,

Bible in Basic English

For the upright will be living in the land, and the good will have it for their heritage.

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Cross references

“For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.”

Psalm 84:11 Psalm 37:9 Psalm 37:29 Job 42:12 Psalm 37:3 Psalm 37:11

Psalm 84:11 · BSB

For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

Psalm 37:9 · BSB

For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

Psalm 37:29 · BSB

The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.

Job 42:12 · BSB

So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

Psalm 37:3 · BSB

Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

Psalm 37:11 · BSB

But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.

Also

Proverbs 10:30

Proverbs 10:30 · BSB

The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.

22but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted.

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